Outgoing Ardent Leisure CEO Deborah Thomas says Dreamworld could become an entertainment precinct on the same scale as Disneyland or Universal Studios.

Speaking to ABC Radio, Ms Thomas said the theme park had looked at options such as expanding to include a hotel, retail and hospitality space.

'Anybody who has been to Universal Studios or Disneyland, you've got the theme parks and then around the theme parks you have precincts that include accommodation, retail, other entertainment facilities,' she said.